Sunday’s NBC Nightly News engaged in a disgusting display of (false) equivalency by cheering “[r]allies supporting both sides” — Israeli and Palestinian — “across the United States” amid “security fears at synagogues and mosques” after Palestinian terrorists maimed, murdered, kidnapped, mutilated, and raped thousands of innocent Israelis on Saturday.
At no point did NBC actually explain any of the anti-Israeli, anti-Semitic, and pro-violence statements actually made at the Palestinian gathering, whether it’s chants of “from the river to the sea” and “globalize the intifada” to signs such as “long live the Palestinian resistance” and “resistance is justified when people are occupied”.
Sunday anchor Kate Snow boasted in a tease of “[r]allies supporting both sides across the United States today, and the security fears at synagogues and mosques nationwide.”
Snow did it again leading into correspondent Kathy Park’s story: “There were rallies across the U.S. today both in support of Israel and in support of the larger Palestinian cause. It comes as security was ramped up at synagogues and mosques nationwide.”
Blowing past the pro-Jihad line of “globalize the intifada” from a Palestinian protest in Washington D.C., Park played off the confab in New York City as perfectly harmless and above board:
PARK: Tonight, the crossroads of the world becoming a deep dividing point with Palestinian supporters on one side of the street — [TO PRO-PALESTINIAN PROTESTER] What brought you out here today?
MALE PALESTINIAN PROTESTER IN NYC: To stand against the oppression that’s been occurring in Palestine for — over the past five decades.
WHITE FEMALE PALESTINIAN PROTESTER: Palestinian people have had enough.
PARK: — while yards away, a tense face-off with dozens standing up for Israel.
After two soundbites from pro-Israel supporters, she returned to the side of the terrorists and continuing to seem neutral when talking about the Palestinian rally: “As you can see, emotions are running high. This rally is now on the move. We’re told they’re headed straight to the Israeli consulate.”
Park again ducked and refused to call out sound from the protest that called for Israel’s eradication: “Palestine will be free! From the river to the sea!”
She kept up the charade by showing more footage from New York City and Washington as well as shouts from one in Chicago, she painted security concerns among Jews and Muslims as equal (click “expand”):
PARK: The growing movement on both sides heightening security from coast to coast. The NYPD keeping close watch on the ground and in the air, launching drones to monitor today’s events while in Salt Lake City, police increased patrols following unspecified threats targeting Jewish institutions. Synagogues in Miami Beach and Beverly Hills ramping up their presence too. Tonight, the crisis in the Middle East fueling demonstrations thousands of miles away.
(....)
SNOW: And Kathy is with us in New York. So, New York City is taking some extra measures now?
PARK: Kate, that’s right. We saw that today and we understand those extra efforts will extend to synagogues and mosques until further notice.
With it being a doubleheader day of NFL games on CBS, the CBS Weekend News only aired on the West Coast. Anchor Jericka Duncan had a sentence that also engaged in this false equivalency near the top of the show: “Here in New York, hundreds of Israeli and Palestinian supporters held rival rallies in Times Square.”
To see the relevant transcripts from October 8, click “expand.”
CBS Weekend News with Jericka Duncan
October 8, 2023
Time N/AJERICKA DUNCAN: Here in New York, hundreds of Israeli and Palestinian supporters held rival rallies in Times Square. And at the U.S. Capitol today, the flag was lowered to half-staff in solidarity with Israel.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
NBC Nightly News with Kate Snow
October 8, 2023
6:31 p.m. Eastern [TEASE][ON-SCREEN HEADLINE: Breaking News; Rallies Across the U.S.]
KATE SNOW: Rallies supporting both sides across the United States today, and the security fears at synagogues and mosques nationwide.
(....)
6:43 p.m. Eastern
[ON-SCREEN HEADLINE: Breaking News; Rallies Across the U.S.]
SNOW: There were rallies across the U.S. today both in support of Israel and in support of the larger Palestinian cause. It comes as security was ramped up at synagogues and mosques nationwide. Kathy Park reports from New York.
PRO-PALESTINIAN PROTESTER IN D.C.: Globalize the intifada!
[ON-SCREEN HEADLINE: Breaking News; Rallies Across the U.S. Over MidEast Fighting]
KATHY PARK: Tonight, the crossroads of the world becoming a deep dividing point with Palestinian supporters on one side of the street — [TO PRO-PALESTINIAN PROTESTER] What brought you out here today?
MALE PALESTINIAN PROTESTER IN NYC: To stand against the oppression that’s been occurring in Palestine for — over the past five decades.
WHITE FEMALE PALESTINIAN PROTESTER: Palestinian people have had enough.
PARK: — while yards away, a tense face-off with dozens standing up for Israel.
MALE PRO-ISRAEL SUPPORTER #1: We have a right to exist. We’re not doing anything wrong.
MALE PRO-ISRAEL SUPPORTER #2: I have friends who live in Israel. I have family who live in Israel. [SCREEN WIPE] I’ve seen violence there before. We’ve all seen that. But this is really on another level completely.
PARK: As you can see, emotions are running high. This rally is now on the move. We’re told they’re headed straight to the Israeli consulate
PALESTINIAN PROTESTERS IN NYC: Palestine will be free! From the river to the sea!
[CARS HONKING AT CHICAGO PALESTINIAN PROTEST]
PARK: And similar scenes playing out across the country.
PALESTINIAN PROTESTERS IN NYC: Right to resist! Right to resist! Right to resist!
PARK: The growing movement on both sides heightening security from coast to coast. The NYPD keeping close watch on the ground and in the air, launching drones to monitor today’s events while in Salt Lake City, police increased patrols following unspecified threats targeting Jewish institutions. Synagogues in Miami Beach and Beverly Hills ramping up their presence too. Tonight, the crisis in the Middle East fueling demonstrations thousands of miles away. But despite the conflict, some hope for peace.
NYC PASSERBY: People around the world need to be hopeful, you know, here in America and around the world because, whatever divisions we have, our humanity supersedes that.
SNOW: And Kathy is with us in New York. So, New York City is taking some extra measures now?
PARK: Kate, that’s right. We saw that today and we understand those extra efforts will extend to synagogues and mosques until further notice. Kate.
SNOW: Kathy Park, thank you.
